ear sucker

Review: Type O Negative - “Dead Again”

by Roberta on June 2nd, 2007

I just received my Type O Negative CD, “Dead Again”, thanks MSO!

I’ve listened to the entire CD and can’t come out with anything really negative to speak of. I love it. Some tracks, like “September Sun”, I’ve listened to more than once. Others, not so much. I really got to hand it to the band this time, in not producing songs for the masses, but for their own careers, they’ve put out this awesome mix of fast and slow songs as well as a power ballad. After a full listen to the CD, I’d have to say that I’d like to hear more female vocals versus Peter Steele’s dark and gloomy howl. The band has definitely come a long way with this one and should be very proud that it’s not like the other “cookie-cutter” stuff out there.

Here is my track by track review:

Dead Again
A fast track with a tune about dying as a form of rebirth. It’s a tale of drug addiction and, in my opinion, his story of how they’re not role models. Don’t do what he does, is my interpretation of the meaning behind this song.

Tripping A Blind Man
This is a good song, somewhat slower than the first. It’s got a more mellow and edgy vibe. The last part of this song is my favorite, it has rockin’ guitar riffs, which is the signature sound of Type O Negative.

The Profit Of Doom
I believe this song is about the book of Revelations from the Bible. This is one of my favorite songs from the album. Peter Steele sings in this song about what sounds to me like Armageddon. It starts off with “Goodbye cruel world”, are they taking a page out of Pink Floyd’s book, my guess is no. The song dictates, in my opinion, that the media is the root of all evil.

September Sun
With its piano introduction, this slow, melodic song is easily the best song on the entire CD. I like this song a lot, at the beginning, it seems very mainstream. This song really shows off Peter’s slow and smooth vocals. It gets fast pretty quickly and intertwines the mainstreaminess into the goth vibe. This should be their next single. Peter’s mesmerizing voice blends well with the entire song. He changes his voice to match the guitars, whether slow and deep, or fast and loud. This song definitely creates a certain ambience, and just when you think you’ve heard the chorus one last time, it keeps comin’. This song is over nine minutes long. It’s well worth the listen, close your eyes and hear the melancholy.

Halloween in Heaven
This song starts off a little faster than the last with a blazing riff. This song is very reminiscent of some old school Black Sabbath, at least the musicianship, not that there’s anything wrong with that. This song speaks of dead rock icons and is tinged with rockin’ female vocalist, Tara Vanflower of Lycia/LyciumMusic. That definitely lends some atmosphere to the song, as it is a very well placed interlaced part of the track. This song tells of Hendrix, Elvis, Randy Rhoades, Bon Scott, and John Lennon celebrating Halloween in heaven. I happen to like this song, unlike some people. If you don’t like it, don’t listen to it.

These Three Things
This song speaks out against abortion and dictates that there’s no place in heaven for unbaptized souls. They are basically saying that abortion is the worst sin you can commit, and he is guilty as well, so he is condemned.

She Burned Me Down
This is a somewhat faster track with cool and calm lyrics of how a woman “burned him down”. They say in the song, “there are some things worse than death and one of them is you”. It slows down a tells the tale of a woman pyromaniac setting fires and speeds up with the chorus. This is not my favorite track, but it still is good, just because it’s Type O Negative, and they just rock.

Some Stupid Tomorrow
Don’t think for a minute that this is a slow song, just because of the beginning. It slows down in the middle, but briefly. I’m still trying to get what “in on it” means, but how can you know what he’s in on?

An Ode To Locksmiths
Taken from the book of Genesis, this song tells of Adam, Eve, and the apple. They state that Eve was raped and Adam forced her to taste the apple.

Hail And Farewell To Britain
I think this song is a dig on royalty and celebrities. They speak of pitying the royals/traitors/whathaveyou and how he’s done with them. This song is somewhat melodic and slow, and interlaced with treasonous undertones.

The world needs more Type O Negative.

Share This

Related Stories

• Type O Negative - “Profit of doom”
• Rock Band adds downloadable Greatful Dead tracks
• I love this song
• New music: The Cure - Sleep When I’m Dead
• Simon Cowell can’t predict Idol winner

POSTED IN: Review, Type O Negative